Facade system for thermally conditioning buildings

An architectural structure, comprising:

• a wall of a room of the architectural structure;
• and a panel integrated into the wall, wherein the panel comprises thermoelectric components (TECs) arranged as a TEC grid, thereby defining a radiant panel,
• wherein:
• the TECs, of the TEC grid, are thermally coupled to a common heat sink formed in part by an exterior surface of the wall;
• and the wall defines a wall surface area, the panel defines a panel surface area, and the panel surface area is between 5% and 20% of the wall surface area,
• wherein the wall defines a panel aperture, and the panel is disposed within the panel aperture, wherein the wall defines a wall interior surface and a wall exterior surface that are depthwise spaced apart from each other, wherein the panel defines a panel exterior surface and a panel interior surface that are depthwise spaced apart from each other,
• wherein:
• the wall exterior and interior surfaces and the panel exterior and interior surfaces are parallel to each other;
• and the panel exterior surface is flush with, or continuous with, the wall exterior surface to define the common heat sink for the TEC grid, and
• wherein:
• the panel defines a panel sandwich structure formed of a plurality of panel layers that are parallel to each other, wherein the TEC grid is a center panel layer located at or near a panel depthwise center of the panel, and
• the plurality of panel layers are defined by:
• the panel exterior surface and the panel interior surface, which define respective first and second heat sink panels;
• first and second sets of heat fins, which are respectively coupled to the first and second heat sink panels;
• first and second heat fin caps, which are respectively coupled to the first and second sets of heat fins;
• and
• first and second conductors, which are respectively coupled between the first and second heat fin caps and the TEC grid,
• wherein a thermal conductive circuit is defined between the panel exterior and interior surfaces, the first and second sets of heat fins, and the first and second heat fin caps.